Social Welfare for a Global Era
International Perspectives on Policy and Practice
Häftad, Engelska, 2016
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- Utgivningsdatum2016-04-25
- Mått187 x 231 x 22 mm
- Vikt450 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor264
- Upplaga1
- FörlagSAGE Publications
- ISBN9781412918022
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James Midgley is the Harry and Riva Specht Professor of Public Social Services and Dean Emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley. Originally from South Africa, he studied at the University of Cape Town and the London School of Economics and held academic appointments at both universities before moving to the United States 1985 where he served as as Dean of the School of Social Work and Associate Vice Chancellor for Research at Louisiana State University. He accepted the appointment as Specht Professor and Dean of the School of Social Welfare Berkeley in 1997.He has published widely on issues of social development, social policy, social work and international social welfare. His major books include Professional Imperialism: Social Work in the Third World. Heinemann, 1981; Social Security, Inequality and the Third World, Wiley, 1984; Comparative Social Policy and the Third World, Harvester, 1987 (with Stewart MacPherson); The Social Dimensions of Development: Social Policy and Planning in the Third World, Gower, 1989 (with Margaret Hardiman); Social Development: The Developmental Perspective in Social Welfare, Sage, 1995; Social Welfare in Global Context, Sage, 1997; Social Policy for Development, Sage, 2004 (with Anthony Hall) and Social Development: Theory and Practice, Sage, 2014. In addition, he has edited or co-edited many books on international social welfare and social development. Among the most recent are Social Work and Social Development: Theories and Skills for Developmental Social Work, Oxford University Press, 2010 (with Amy Conley); Social Policy and Poverty in East Asia: The Role of Social Security, Routledge, 2010 (with K. L. Tang); Grassroots Social Security in Asia, Routledge, 2011 (with Mitsuhiko Hosaka); Colonialism and Welfare: Social Policy and the British Imperial Legacy. Edward Elgar, 2011 (with David Piachaud); Planning and Community Development: Case Studies. Madrid: Technical University of Madrid, GrupoGESPLAN-UPM, 2012 (with Adolfo Carzola); Social Protection, Economic Growth and Social Change: Goals, Issues and Trajectories in China, India, Brazil and Africa. Edward Elgar, 2013 (with David Piachaud); Social Protection in Southern Africa: New Opportunities for Social Development. Routledge, 2014 (with Leila Patel and Marian Ulricksen) and Social Policy and Social Change in East Asia. Lexington Books, 2014 (with James Lee and Yapeng Zhu). He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare and holds Honorary Professorial appointments at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa, Nihon Fukushi University in Japan, Sun Yat-sen University in China and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
- Part I: The Global ContextChapter 1: The Field of International Social WelfarePractical Aspects of International Social WelfareAcademic Aspects of International Social WelfareInternational Social Welfare: Benefits and ChallengesChapter 2: Understanding the Modern World: From Nation State to Global EraNation States and the Emergence of the Global EraNation States and the Modern WorldSocial Conditions in the Modern WorldChapter 3: Globalization and the Global EraGlobalization: Historical and Academic PerspectivesUnraveling Globalization: Definition and DimensionsThe Impact of GlobalizationResponding to GlobalizationPart II: Promoting Social Welfare in the Global EraChapter 4: Families, Communities and Nonformal WelfareThe Nature of Nonformal WelfareChallenges to Nonformal WelfareFormalization, Integration and OpportunitiesChapter 5: Nonprofits and Faith-based Services: International DimensionsDefining Nonprofits and Faith-based OrganizationsNonprofits and Faith-based Organizations in International ContextThe Role of the Voluntary SectorChapter 6:Professional Social Work in the International ContextThe Nature of Social WorkSocial Work Around the WorldInternational Social Work: Challenges and IssuesChapter 7: Welfare, Markets and Commercial ProvisionUnderstanding Markets and Commercial Providers Varieties of Market-based WelfareThe Limitations of Markets and Commercial ProvisionChapter 8: Government Welfare in the Modern WorldDefining the State and State WelfareThe Historical Evolution of State WelfareState Welfare Around the WorldChapter 9: Governments, Welfare and Social ChangeAnalyzing Social ChangeChanging State Welfare: From Golden Age to Crisis and BeyondThe Future of State Welfare: Shaping the New PluralismChapter 10: Social Welfare and International Social DevelopmentFeatures of Social DevelopmentSocial Development: Theory and PracticeSocial Development: Limitations and ProspectsPart III: Social Welfare for a Global EraChapter 11: International Collaboration in Social WelfareHistory of International Social Welfare CooperationPromoting International Social Welfare CooperationIssues and Challenges in Social Welfare CooperationChapter 12: Epilogue: Towards a Global Perspective in Social WelfareRoots of the One World PerspectiveElements of a One World PerspectiveChallenges to a One World Perspective: Values and Power
"By providing a comprehensive, critical and in-depth analysis of how informal and formal welfare institutions, policies and programs operate in international contexts, this book fills a significant gap in the global social welfare literature. It brilliantly and objectively exposes controversial issues with supporting and opposing arguments that makes us think about the prospects of global welfare and wellbeing in diverse contexts. Policymakers, educators and students will find this book highly engaging and useful in their practice."